Giving Birth in 24 Hours - Need a Name!

Baby boy 2 is due in 2 days and we’re STILL working on a name, and I’m panicking.

I have a boy already named [name_u]Archer[/name_u].

Names we like, but either one of us hates it or we’re both kind of settling on a name we don’t love.
• [name_m]Linus[/name_m] (husband hates)
• [name_u]Paxton[/name_u] (I hate)
• [name_m]Graham[/name_m] (meh)
• [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (meh)
• [name_m]Silas[/name_m] (meh)
• [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] (husband hates)
• [name_u]Maddox[/name_u] (meh)

Our name style is unique / outside of the top 100, but easy to spell and understand. I also think two syllables sound the best with our last name (starts with H, one syllable).

Existing sibling is [name_u]Archer[/name_u], and this baby’s middle name is almost certainly going to be [name_m]Christopher[/name_m].

Help? Please!

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How about…
[name_m]Dallin[/name_m]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_m]Ledger[/name_m]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_u]Madden[/name_u]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Bridger[/name_u]
Danson
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]

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Love [name_m]Graham[/name_m] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], especially with big brother [name_u]Archer[/name_u]!

I’ll suggest…

Hudson
[name_u]Callahan[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]

Archer and…

Atticus
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckham[/name_m]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_u]Bodhi[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Callan[/name_u]
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Evren[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellington[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m]
[name_u]Hendrix[/name_u]
[name_u]Huxley[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]/Ruben
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]/Reed
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_u]Vaughn[/name_u]

Orion [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Keaton[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

[name_u]Pippin[/name_u]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennet[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Olson[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]

(Sorry for any repeats!)

Rowan and [name_u]Maddox[/name_u] are my favourites from your list.

Some suggestions (sorry for repeats)

Knox
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]

I always though [name_u]Archer[/name_u] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] would be great brother names (my husband vetoed them both sadly but they were both on my list).

Lachlan [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] is nice! Im not sure where [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] rates these days in popularity- but I feel like it seems even to me with [name_u]Archer[/name_u] in terms of how often I hear it brought up on baby forums.

Other suggestions:

Sullivan [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Junius[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

I love [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] in the middle spot by the way.

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Please consider repeats as seconds

Archer & ______ [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]:

Micah
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]/Magnus “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_u]Dustin[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Tully[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]/Lionel/Leon “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_u]Bodhi[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]/Griffin/Phoenix “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”

Its been mentioned already but [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] seems like the clear choice for you. [name_u]Archer[/name_u] and [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] are perfect together!
I actually had [name_u]Archer[/name_u] on my list for a while so I would also like to suggest my sons name [name_m]Weston[/name_m] to you.
A name I really love also that I would like to see more people using is [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]! [name_u]Archer[/name_u] and [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] would also make a great sibset.

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Everest
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Boston[/name_m]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Bridger[/name_u]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hewitt[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Whistler[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Fielder[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_m]Rochester[/name_m]
[name_m]Rockwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Maclean[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainier[/name_m]
[name_u]Alder[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_m]Bower[/name_m]
[name_u]Vaughn[/name_u]
[name_u]Kerrigan[/name_u]

Graham and [name_u]Archer[/name_u] make beautiful brothers! Same vibe, same length, it’s great.

I won’t weigh you down with a long list at this point but will say my favourites on your list are [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]. I would discard the names that either of you hate. Suggestions…

Lawson
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Davis[/name_u]

Maybe you’d like…

Ethan [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Farrell[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Linton[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Errol[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

Congratulations! I do like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] with brother [name_u]Archer[/name_u], but lets try to find something you like more

Felix
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]

My favorite for you is [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_u]Archer[/name_u].

On the other hand, [name_u]Orion[/name_u] has some of the sounds of [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], but might be a bit more sparkly in ways [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] falls flat for you.

Best of luck with your delivery and naming!

Congrats!

I would definitely eliminate names either of you hate. Based off names you both like but don’t love:

Callum/Callan [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

Grantham [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

Macsen or [name_u]Madden[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

Orson [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

Reuben [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

Fletcher
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]

Knox
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]

I’m going to suggest [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_u]Wiley[/name_u], [name_u]Tobin[/name_u], [name_m]Caius[/name_m], [name_m]Damian[/name_m], [name_m]Pierce[/name_m], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Quinlan[/name_u], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m].

My personal favorite boys’ name is [name_u]Tristan[/name_u].

Rex
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_u]Wiley[/name_u]